Hamas says it could adopt Arab peace plan

afp: The Palestinian Hamas-led government said it was debating adopting a 2002 Arab peace plan which calls for the recognition of Israel in return for a restoration of pre-1967 borders.

The guarded statement by deputy prime minister Nasseridin al-Shaer posted on Hamas's website said the radical Islamic group was willing to end the Middle East conflict and considered the Arab League plan, adopted at its 2002 Beirut summit, a viable option.

"We are not afraid to pay a political price for it (peace), but this must be done in coordination collectively with all Arab countries and on a legal basis," Shaer said.

"The point of departure is perhaps the decisions of the Arab summit, in particular the summit in Beirut, but these scenarios must be debated internally," he said, stressing "nothing had been decided yet." Read more